ROOSEVELT SYKES — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order • Volume 2 (1930-1931) DOCD-5117 (1992) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Part of the most ambitious series of Roosevelt Sykes reissues ever undertaken, Document's Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1930-1931) features 24 tracks of prime blues piano, everything Sykes recorded during the year-long period between June of 1930 and June of 1931. Though there aren't as many classic tracks here as on other volumes, there are highlights: a remake of one of his more famous sides, this time called "Kelly's 44 Blues," and a couple of risqué titles ("Nasty but It's Clean," "Big Time Woman"). That's enough to make it of interest to completists and serious fans, though the long running time, chronological sequencing, and poor fidelity could make for difficult listening. Thom Owens
Tracklist :
1 32-20 Blues 3:05
Roosevelt Sykes
 2 Give Me Your Change 3:00
Roosevelt Sykes
 3 I Love You More and More 3:03
Roosevelt Sykes
4 Kelly's 44 Blues 2:52
Roosevelt Sykes
5 3-6 and 9 2:54
Roosevelt Sykes
 6 We Can Sell That Thing 2:33
Roosevelt Sykes
 7 Conjur Man Blues 3:06
Roosevelt Sykes
8 Cotton Seed Blues 2:51
Roosevelt Sykes
9 No Good Woman Blues 3:02
Roosevelt Sykes
10 Drinkin' Woman 2:45
Roosevelt Sykes
11 Papa Sweetback Blues 3:19
Roosevelt Sykes
12 He Treats Me Like a Dog 3:00
Roosevelt Sykes
feat: St. Louis Bessie
13 Meat Cutter Blues 2:55
Roosevelt Sykes
14 Side Door Blues 2:46
Roosevelt Sykes
15 Big Time Woman 2:46
Wilton Crawley
Roosevelt Sykes
16 Thanksgivin' Blues 2:45
Roosevelt Sykes
17 Kelly's Special 2:43
Roosevelt Sykes
18 Don't Put the Lights Out 2:48
Roosevelt Sykes
19 No Settled Mind Blues 2:37
Roosevelt Sykes
20 As True As I've Been to You 3:06
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21 Hard Luck Man Blues 3:13
Roosevelt Sykes
22 Don't Squeeze Me Too Tight 2:52
Roosevelt Sykes
23 You So Dumb 3:26
Roosevelt Sykes
 24 Nasty But It's Clean 3:02
Roosevelt Sykes